Reviews by Pancho @ "Supreme Mathematic African Ma'at Magic" By African Creation Energy

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<<<------------This journal-sized book was fun to read in regards to the context found within the pages. The author(s) do a great job of supplying the text with pictures and images. This brings the text to life for each chapter, which makes the book enjoyable overall. While the imagery side of things is a 10/10, the factual side is a 4/10. One issue I keep finding with books that attempt to educate people on the more spiritual side of things is the factuality of the content printed.

"Supreme Maat" covers the history of African American culture and its uses when it comes to mathematics. What I fail to understand is how Mathematics correlates with people who have special powers and the ability to use certain magical things that were given to us by deities. African Creation Energy, as a whole, threw me off with that one. I don't believe that only certain gifted people can be good at math; nor do I believe that engineering is a sacred form of work that only applies to gifted people who understand math and its principles. If empowerment is the goal, shouldn't factuality be included in the mix?

It's never good to focus on the past, but a majority of African Americans were denied the right to learn and read during slavery times. Now that those days are over, it's only right that we seek the most truthful and understanding knowledge, rather than fully going with the spiritual talk that African ancestors live by. Let's break out of the matrix that other races imposed on us, and start learning to create our own effective system. 7/10 is my final review for the book. Definitely get it when you have a chance.

Best,

Pancho

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